Actor · Writer
Born Oct 20, 1917 · Berlin, Germany
Active 2012–2013 · Awards: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want, North–South Prize, Jean-Zay Award, Adam Mickiewicz award, Eugen Kogon Award
Stéphane Frédéric Hessel was a French diplomat, ambassador, writer, concentration camp survivor, Resistance member and BCRA agent. Born German, he became a naturalised French citizen in 1939.